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You’ve got the basics covered, you know how to build a good credit score, but how do you keep that three-digit number high?
The LITB team hit the Internet to understand some of the ways you can take your credit score from sky high to rock bottom.

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So you know the basics, you’ve got your first credit card and you’re ready to start building a good score. We sat down with Bank of the West’s Julien Christiaens to get the lowdown on building and maintaining your credit report.

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When I moved to San Francisco with my husband last year, our number one priority was finding somewhere to live. Within a few days we were viewing our first flat. When I overheard another couple asking if they could make an application to rent it, I realized we had arrived woefully under-prepared.

If you’ve been following Life in the Bay for a while, you know that we’ve covered topics from finding the right school, renting a new home, exploring the Bay Area, and more, but there’s a gap, and we are well aware of it. You want advice on Health Insurance, Finances, Taxes, Real Estate and Immigration matters. While an exceptional team of writers are behind Life in the Bay, we don’t happen to be experts or professionals in these areas. However, that doesn’t mean that we can’t help…We are always expanding our network, and connecting with more and more local organizations […]

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